【July 2026 Grand Maison Dining Experience♪】 After climbing the southern slope of Nanbuzaka from Hiroo, I arrived at this luxurious Chinese restaurant, which is a renovated former German ambassador's residence, located just past the traffic signal at the corner of the park near the Arisugawa Memorial Park. While I can't visit every season, I wanted to experience the Shanghai crab season again, so I returned for my seventh visit, six months after my last visit in December. My wife thought it was too extravagant to dine here for dinner just once, so she left early. I invited a friend who doesn’t mind spending a little for good food, and we had a lovely meal together! Since we all started at the same time, I arrived early in Hiroo for safety and walked to the restaurant. I got there about 15 minutes early, but the staff noticed us and kindly guided us inside. I was quite impressed by the Grand Maison-level service! We started with beer 10 minutes before our reservation time and enjoyed a pairing course with alcohol to complement the dishes. I can confidently say this is one of the finest Chinese dining experiences in Japan, and I thoroughly enjoyed the exquisite course! 【July 2026 Early Summer Omakase Course (from JPY 55,000)】 ◾️ Flower Zucchini ★ Flower zucchini from Ichiro Farm, served as xiaolongbao with pork and pheasant soup ☆ Small bottle of beer ◾️ Shaoxing Marinated Sweetfish ★ Sweetfish marinated in Shaoxing wine from the Tenryu River, with sweetfish fish sauce ☆ Natsu no Sake 2020 Winter Brew ◾️ Five Grain Fragrant Fish ★ Sweetfish from the Tenryu River, deep-fried with Shaoxing wine, served with watermelon and Japanese pepper vinegar ☆ Pouilly Fume Silex Didier Dagueneau French Loire White Wine ◾️ Honey Glazed Char Siu ★ Yamato pork shoulder, homemade char siu, served with soybeans, bitter melon, and Japanese maca ☆ JACQUES FREDERIC MUGNIER NUITS-SAINT GEORGES PREMIER CRU Clos de l: MARECHAL 2023 ◾️ Cherry Meatballs American cherry wrapped in pork, served sweet and sour style ☆ Cruse Wine Company Alder Springs Tannat 2021 □ Special Cloud White Pork Cloud white pork with eggplant, served with white rice ☆ Domaine Takahiko Soga Clos-Da-Descion 2023 Pinot Noir ↑ The cloud white pork used to be an extra dish, but now it comes automatically? Is it complimentary? I’m not sure if there’s an extra charge, but it’s so delicious that I’ll let it slide! ◾️ Mountain Vegetables with Jellyfish Jellyfish and yam mixed with grain mustard ☆ Jean Marc Bourgogne Aligote ◾️ Pheasant Wonton Soup Wontons filled with pheasant meat in a clear pheasant broth, garnished with watercress ◾️ Spicy Prawns Sichuan-style prawns with vermicelli and pepper salt ☆ CHAMPAGNE MAURICE CHOPPIN À DAMERY LA DENRÉE DE L’ANE ◾️ Spicy Chicken Wings Chicken wings marinated with edamame and seasoned with chili ☆ RAÚL PÉREZ VALTUILLE Ultreia 2022 ・ Tomato with Star Anise (palate cleanser) ◾️ Braised Shark Fin Braised blue shark from Kesennuma with shark fin ☆ AU PIED DU MONT CHAUVE PULIGNY MONTRACHET la Garenne 2021 ・ Braised blue shark rice Normally, at other restaurants, they might say, "Please leave some sauce for later when you add rice, it will taste better," but here it’s served separately, which I think is a hallmark of a Grand Maison. ◾️ Seasonal Vegetables Today Stir-fried ginger zucchini from Ichiro Farm, topped with flower zucchini sauce ☆ Yunnan Province Wild White Tea ◾️ Crispy Quail Roasted quail from Saitama, served with neck and head ☆ ROTEM & MOUNIR SAOUMA CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE PIGNAN Amph ・ Noodles to finish, served with clear broth and hairy crab XO sauce ・ Dessert ・ Miyazaki Shintomi Lychee ・ Miyazaki Mango with Coconut Ice Cream Topped with a sauce made from finger lime, mango, and tapioca ☆ Shizuoka Jasmine Flower Tea Cold and warm almond tofu Okinawa Karaki Dumplings ☆ Okinawa Karaki Tea ★ Total Bill: JPY 102,500 per person Considering the total for the regular course with drink pairing, I wonder how much the bill will be for the Shanghai crab course next time? I was shocked but made a reservation, so I’ll be back! w
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